Dakota State Trojans baseball
American college baseball team
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The Dakota State Trojans baseball team represents Dakota State University, competing as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[2] During the 2025–26 academic year, the Trojans will be moving to the Frontier Conference. The Trojans play their home games at Flynn Field in Madison, South Dakota.[3] Their current head coach is Derrion Hardie.[4][5]
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| University | Dakota State University |
| Head coach | Derrion Hardie |
| Conference | Frontier Conference |
| Location | Madison, South Dakota |
| Home stadium | Flynn Field |
| Nickname | Trojans |
| Colors | Trojan blue, DSU blue, and gray[1] |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1984, 1985 | |
History
Conference affiliations
- South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (1961–1985*, 1989–2000)
- Dakota Athletic Conference (2000–2011)
- NAIA independent (2011–2013)
- North Star Athletic Association (2013–2025)[6]
- Frontier Conference (2025–present)[7]
* – Dakota State dropped their baseball program in 1985, but in 1989 it was reinstated.[8]
Conference championships
The Trojans have won 2 regular season championships.
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
- Regular season champion (2 times): 1984, 1985
Coaches
Current Coaching Staff
| Position | Name | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Derrion Hardie | University of Sioux Falls |
| Assistant Coach | Dan Rutan | Oakland University |
| Assistant Coach | Quentin Evers | Briar Cliff University |
| Graduate Assistant | Zakk Evers | Briar Cliff University |
| Graduate Assistant | JD Kirchner | Dakota State University |
Venues
- Flynn Field (1961–present)[3]
Individual awards and honors
All-Americans
NAIA
- Rick Alfson (1972)
- Bryan Day (2003)
- Ryan Holthaus (2003)
- Brandon Jiles (2005)
- Jason Ciz (2005)
- Terry McGowan (2005)
- Dustin Ottens (2006)
- Shea Tonkin (2006)
- Greg Biagi (2007)
SDIC honors
All-Conference
- Dick Heiberger (1972)
- Rick Alfson (1972–73)
- Daryl Fletcher (1972–73)
- Jon Graves (1972–73)
- Ted Poncelet (1973)
- Keith Thomas (1973)
- Terry Kasperbauer (1976–77)
- Mike Miller (1977)
- Kim Nelson (1977)
- Brian Jacobsen (1980–81)
- Roger Mesteth (1982)
- Randy Schaefer (1982–83)
- Kirk Knight (1983–84)
- Scott Sanner (1983–84)
- Tim Asche (1983–85)
- Dennis Bierle (1984)
- Ken Karolevitz (1984–85)
- Mark Thomas (1984–85)
- Jim Fitzgerald (1985)
- Brian Relf (1985)
- Chad Hofer (1985)
- Scott Hortness (1985)
- John Francois (1985)
- Devin Alfson (1996–97)
DAC honors
All-Conference
- Travis Phelps (2002)
- Dallas Schneiderman (2002)
- Ryan Holthaus (2003–04)
- Bryan Day (2003)
- Asa Patterson (2003)
- George Strable (2003)
- Josh Cuffe (2003)
- Aaron Vogt (2003)
- Ricky Brown (2004)
- Terry McGowan (2005–06)
- Brandon Jiles (2005)
- Jason Ciz (2005–08)
- Josh Wells (2005)
- Jon Lieser (2005)
- Shea Tonkin (2005–07)
- Adam Beyer (2005)
- Dustin Ottens (2006–07)
- T.J. Schmidtke (2006)
- B.J. Comfort (2006)
- Aaron Anderson (2006)
- Nate Remer (2006–07)
- Andre Trahan (2006)
- Matt Burpee (2007–08)
- Greg Biagi (2007–08)
- Jeff Savas (2007–08)
- Kyle Young (2007)
- Josh Guild (2007–08)
- Nick Hardy (2007)
- Josh Tomlin (2007)
- Ryan Breitling (2007)
- Dan Rhodes (2008–09)
- David Morgan (2008)
- Mike Young (2008)
- Zach Weber (2009)
- Zane Roduner (2009–10)
- Josh Tiede (2009–10)
- Jared Donahue (2009–10)
- Hibraim Cordova (2009)
- Lincoln Gassman (2010)
- Donald Strand (2010)
- Nick Mutz (2010)
- Chance Hargrove (2011)
NSAA honors
All-Conference
- Zac Smith (2014)
- Jordan Hofer (2016)
- Ian Barker (2016)
- Jake Harris (2015–16)
- Samuel Drummond (2021)
- Chris Kropuenske (2021)
- Cole Westerlund (2022)
- Will Clair (2022)
- Chris Burke (2022)
- Kameron Bryant (2022)
- Grant Svikulis (2023)
- Mason Macaluso (2021–23)
- Luke Guest (2023)
- Sam Tyrpa (2023–24)
- Aidan Perry (2024)
- Ryan McDaniel (2021–24)
- JD Kirchner (2022–24)
- Walker Hultgren (2023–24)
- Jeremy Green (2023–24)
- Cory Brownson (2024)
- Cassidy Watt (2025)
- Nicholai Arbach (2025)
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